keith1942

Film lover, Marxist and regular dog walker.

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The Global Film Book Blog

In the Fade (Aus dem Nichts, Germany-France 2017) January 12, 2019
This film by German-Turkish director Fatih Akin features a ‘powerhouse performance’ by Diane Kruger which won her the best female acting prize at Cannes in 2017. However, when the film went on release in the US and UK (it opened … Continue reading →
Casa de los babys (US-Mexico 2003) January 6, 2019
John Sayles has been away from UK cinema screens for a long time. I think Honeydripper was the last of his films to get a UK release back in 2008 . These days the ‘godfather of American Independent cinema’ is mostly … Continue reading →
Ciao Ciao (France-China 2017) November 20, 2018
Ciao Ciao is the latest DVD release from Matchbox Films and a welcome surprise. Matchbox Films pick up a diverse range of films, but not usually a film like this which comes with the support of a Cannes Cinéfondation ‘Atelier’ tag … Continue reading →
Spike Lee Joint 3: Four Little Girls (US 1997) November 7, 2018
I’ve been prompted by shootings of African-Americans in far too many incidents over the last few years to dig out some notes I used in 2003. The crime investigated in Four Little Girls, the Spike Lee documentary, is also alluded to … Continue reading →
The Girl Who Kicked in the Hornet’s Nest (Luftslottet som sprängdes, Sweden/Denmark/Germany 2009) October 4, 2018
(I discovered this in a pile of unpublished posts. I’m posting it now as a tribute to Mikael Nykvist who died ridiculously young (of lung cancer) at 56 in June 2017. I also note that a second ‘follow up’ title … Continue reading →
Purple Butterfly (Zi hudie, China-France 2003) September 25, 2018
MUBI has recently included several films by the Chinese auteur Lou Ye as part of its rolling monthly programme. They titled their mini-season of Lou’s films ‘Freedom and Defiance: The Cinema of Lou Ye’. Lou Ye (born 1965) made his … Continue reading →

Media Student’s Book Blog

Balancing left and right
The Labour leadership election appears to have got the UK press and broadcasting media in a real tizz. One of the most aggravating aspects of the reporting is the constant appendage of ‘left-wing’ to any reference to Jeremy Corbyn. He is … Continue reading →
Defining the other
The 10th anniversary of the ‘7/7 bombings’ in 2005 in London saw a range of remembrance events across the UK. These resulted in a great deal of media coverage. One BBC radio reporter referred to the four young bombers and … Continue reading →
Getting the balance right
The local elections in England last week produced two examples of quandaries for broadcasters. The big story for the BBC and other commentators was the rise of the UK Independence Party (UKIP), led by a curiously charismatic Nigel Farage. UKIP are … Continue reading →
Welsh TV noir: Hinterland (UK 2013)
Hinterland is a good example of the global/local. Like some other modern states the UK has statutory requirements and cultural policies that protect the other languages in the Home Nations and this means support for both Welsh and Gaelic broadcasters … Continue reading →

Cineuropa

Synonyms is synonymous with the Golden Bear - Berlin 2019 – Competition
BERLIN 2019: Israel’s Nadav Lapid has scooped the top Bear with his Parisian tale of transformation, during a ceremony where Europe and Germany shone
Review: It Could Have Been Worse - Mario Adorf - Berlin 2019 – Berlinale Special
BERLIN 2019: German documentary filmmaker Dominik Wessely offers up the interesting and subjective journey of actor Mario Adorf as he travels though over half a century of international cinema
Review: Varda by Agnès - Berlin 2019 – Out of Competition
BERLIN 2019: Agnès Varda talks us through her career in the format of a master class, with conversation, illustration and panache
Interview: Agnieszka Holland • Director of Mr. Jones - “Many people wouldn’t have learned about the Holocaust if it hadn’t been for cinema” - Berlin 2019 – Competition
BERLIN 2019: We met up with Polish auteur Agnieszka Holland to talk about untold stories, journalism and the power of cinema in the context of her competition entry Mr. Jones
Review: Homing - Berlin 2019 – Forum
BERLIN 2019: Helvécio Marins Jr’s debut as a solo director is a rural drama about how cowboys coexist with the wilds of nature in the Brazilian pampas
Stupid Young Heart and A Colony win the Crystal Bears in Berlin’s Generation - Berlin 2019 – Generation 14plus/Generation Kplus/Awards
BERLIN 2019: House of Hummingbird received the Grand Prix of the international jury in the 14plus section, while A First Farewell won it in the Kplus section
Review: Beauty and Decay - Berlin 2019 – Panorama
BERLIN 2019: Annekatrin Hendel’s portrait of three loveable GDR rebels leaves us wanting quite a bit more
Interview: André Téchiné • Director of Farewell to the Night - "I was interested in taking a cold, hard document and turning it into a work of fiction” - Berlin 2019 – Out of Competition
BERLIN 2019: André Téchiné talks to us about Farewell to the Night, a film screened out of competition in Berlin which sees a grandmother facing up to her grandson’s desire to become a jihadi

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